PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Topps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elwood Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Topps has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Topps
vs
Blues

187 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Topps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elwood Blues!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topps fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Topps goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Topps looks to land a left hand but Blues moved out of range nicely.
Topps looks to throw the jab but Blues is out of range.
Topps tries for a takedown but Blues sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blues shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Topps as he jumps to the side.
Topps fails to land with a series of punches.
Topps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Topps rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Topps misses with a takedown

and Blues moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Topps. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blues avoids a punch combination nicely.

Blues feints and as Topps raises his hands in defense, Blues changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Topps wants to stand up but Blues is controlling him.
Topps wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Blues manages to pass to side control.
Topps is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues works his way into full mount!
Blues controlling from the full mount.
Topps taking shots to the head.
Blues blocks Topps's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Blues content just to control the position here.
Blues putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blues putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blues prevents Topps from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Topps keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blues looking to control and managing it successfully.
Topps is bucking up trying to escape but Blues cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blues blocks Topps's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Topps tries to hold on but Blues pushes him away.
Topps can't escape the position.
Blues working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Topps keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues controlling the pace for now.
Topps wants to get back to his feet.
Blues tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blues working Topps over with strikes here.
Topps is just holding on here. Blues manages to take his back.
Topps is keeping busy.
Blues just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Blues is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Blues gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Blues gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Blues apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Topps tries to bum rush Blues with a series of wild strikes but Blues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Topps throws a sloppy head kick

and Blues counters with a shoot takedown. Topps fights it but they end up in guard.
Blues passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blues lands an elbow.

Blues stands up.
Ian Topps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Topps, pushing him back against the cage.

Blues turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blues manages to end up in side control.
Topps is trying to improve his position.
Blues working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blues stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blues shoots for a takedown but Topps saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Topps clinches up against the cage.
Blues is leaning against Topps and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elwood Blues dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Topps tries to clinch up

and Blues counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Topps!
You get the feeling that Topps really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Topps tries to lock up and control but Blues gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blues controlling the pace for now.
Topps slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Blues throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Blues seems to be looking for submissions.
Topps tries to get to full guard but Blues has control of the leg.
Blues content to control rather than advance.
Topps is trying to stand back up but Blues is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Topps!
Topps is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Blues has taken his back!
Topps manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blues's guard. Nice work there by Topps.
Blues preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Topps trying to control but Blues is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topps tries to stand but Blues is controlling from the bottom.
Topps trying to control the position from guard on top but Blues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blues trying to control the position here.
Blues keeping moving, preventing Topps from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blues looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Blues clinches with his opponent.
Blues is working for takedown but Topps is calmly controlling the position for now.
Topps wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Blues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Topps misses with a double jab

and Blues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blues wants to take a breather but Topps is having none of it.
Topps wants to get back to his feet.

Blues decides to return to a standing position.
Topps lands a hook that stumbles Blues back into the cage. Topps follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Blues to the canvas! Topps pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Blues has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ian Topps!